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Leidos

Senior F5 Network Engineer

Tampa, FL · On-site

$98K - $134K/yr

You will play a crucial role in configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting F5 load balancing and traffic management systems to ensure high availability, reliability, and performance of critical ...

Zodiac Solutions, Inc

Network Lead

Stony Brook, NY

Extensive experience in F5 Load Balancer and Cisco Nexus 9K Designed, built and managed rollout of Riverbed WAN accelerator appliances in twenty of our main sites to help speed up user experience ...

Deegit Inc

Network/Security Engineer

Northbrook, IL · On-site

$106K - $145K/yr

Knowledge of handling F5 load balancers is an added advantage. • Experience in maintaining Converged Network is desired. (VoIP, Video running over a QoS based network) • Experience Switching ...

System One

Senior F5 Network Engineer

Birmingham, AL · On-site

$97K - $133K/yr

This is a senior level engineering role focused on the F5 load balancing and application delivery infrastructure, including physical and virtual F5 platforms. The engineer will support infrastructure ...

System One

Senior F5 Network Engineer

Knoxville, TN · On-site

$99K - $136K/yr

This is a senior level engineering role focused on the F5 load balancing and application delivery infrastructure, including physical and virtual F5 platforms. The engineer will support infrastructure ...

Nastech Global

Network Lead

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$97K - $134K/yr

SDWAN (Cisco, Meraki, Aruba), F5 load balancer, Network routing & switching, DNS and Network security * (Firewall, VPN & access control) * Network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP) * Strong Knowledge in ...

System One

Senior F5 Network Engineer

Birmingham, AL · On-site

$97K - $133K/yr

This is a senior level engineering role focused on the F5 load balancing and application delivery infrastructure, including physical and virtual F5 platforms. The engineer will support infrastructure ...

System One

Senior F5 Network Engineer

Columbia, SC · On-site

$96K - $131K/yr

This is a senior level engineering role focused on the F5 load balancing and application delivery infrastructure, including physical and virtual F5 platforms. The engineer will support infrastructure ...

System One

Senior F5 Network Engineer

Columbia, SC · On-site

$96K - $131K/yr

This is a senior level engineering role focused on the F5 load balancing and application delivery infrastructure, including physical and virtual F5 platforms. The engineer will support infrastructure ...

Keylent Inc

Sr. Software Engineer

Herndon, VA · On-site

$125K - $165K/yr

... F5 Load Balancer, Palo Alto firewall, OSPF routing protocol • Moderate - VMware NSX, Cisco Switches 9K, VPN Preferred : • Good to have - Juniper routers, firewalls, Design experience Company

System One

Senior F5 Network Engineer

Birmingham, AL · On-site

$97K - $133K/yr

This is a senior level engineering role focused on the F5 load balancing and application delivery infrastructure, including physical and virtual F5 platforms. The engineer will support infrastructure ...

System One

Senior F5 Network Engineer

Columbia, SC · On-site

$84K - $116K/yr

This is a senior level engineering role focused on the F5 load balancing and application delivery infrastructure, including physical and virtual F5 platforms. The engineer will support infrastructure ...

System One

Senior F5 Network Engineer

Columbia, SC · On-site

$96K - $131K/yr

This is a senior level engineering role focused on the F5 load balancing and application delivery infrastructure, including physical and virtual F5 platforms. The engineer will support infrastructure ...

System One

Senior F5 Network Engineer

Birmingham, AL · On-site

$97K - $133K/yr

This is a senior level engineering role focused on the F5 load balancing and application delivery infrastructure, including physical and virtual F5 platforms. The engineer will support infrastructure ...

System One

Senior F5 Network Engineer

Knoxville, TN · On-site

$99K - $136K/yr

This is a senior level engineering role focused on the F5 load balancing and application delivery infrastructure, including physical and virtual F5 platforms. The engineer will support infrastructure ...

Zodiac Solutions, Inc

Network Lead

Stony Brook, NY · On-site

NYC Duration: Full time with Hexaware (GC & Citizen) Required Skills: • Extensive experience in F5 Load Balancer and Cisco Nexus 9K • Designed, built and managed rollout of Riverbed WAN ...

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An F5 Load Balancer job involves managing, configuring, and optimizing F5 Networks' load balancing solutions to ensure efficient traffic distribution across servers. Professionals in this role work with F5 BIG-IP technologies, including LTM (Local Traffic Manager), GTM (Global Traffic Manager), and ASM (Application Security Manager), to enhance application performance and security. They troubleshoot network and application issues, implement security policies, and optimize load balancing strategies for high availability and scalability. Additionally, they collaborate with network and security teams to maintain a resilient infrastructure.

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An F5 Load Balancer specialist is responsible for deploying, configuring, and maintaining F5 BIG-IP devices to ensure optimal performance and security of network traffic. Daily tasks often include monitoring system health, managing traffic distribution, troubleshooting issues, updating configurations, and collaborating with network engineers, security teams, and application developers. You may also create or modify iRules to customize traffic handling and perform system upgrades or patching as needed. The role often blends hands-on technical work with cross-team communication to provide reliable and scalable networking solutions.

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Senior F5 Network Engineer

Tampa, FL • On-site

Leidos
IT Services • 10K+ employees
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$98K - $134K/yr

Full-time

Posted 15 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Configure, deploy, and maintain F5 BIG-IP systems, including load balancers and SSL offloading configurations.

  • Troubleshoot and resolve F5-related performance and availability issues, and monitor system health and performance.

  • Develop and maintain documentation for F5 configurations, collaborate with IT teams to integrate F5 solutions, and support operational tasks using Agile methodologies.

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8.3

Company rating: 8.3 out of 10

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Job description

Transform technology into opportunity as an F5 Administrator at Leidos. You will play a crucial role in configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting F5 load balancing and traffic management systems to ensure high availability, reliability, and performance of critical applications and services for USCENTCOM on the CITS contract.
The F5 Administrator is responsible for the configuration, deployment, and maintenance of F5 BIG-IP systems, ensuring the optimal performance, security, and availability of critical applications. This role involves hands-on technical work, troubleshooting complex F5-related issues, and collaborating with various IT teams to integrate F5 solutions within the broader network and infrastructure environment. The F5 Administrator will contribute directly to the mission success of USCENTCOM by maintaining robust and efficient application delivery services.
Primary Responsibilities:
F5 System Configuration & Maintenance
  • Configure, deploy, and maintain F5 BIG-IP systems, including Load Balancers, Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs), and SSL offloading configurations.
  • Design and implement traffic management rules, including global server load balancing (GSLB) and local server load balancing (LSLB).
  • Manage F5 configurations for SSL/TLS offloading, including key and certificate management for secure communication.
  • Configure and maintain F5 iRules to manage application traffic and provide enhanced functionality for specific use cases.
  • Assist in performing F5 system upgrades, patches, and troubleshooting tasks to ensure continued system functionality.
  • Assist in the design and implementation of new F5 solutions to improve application delivery, scalability, and security.

Troubleshooting & Performance Optimization
  • Troubleshoot and resolve F5-related performance and availability issues, ensuring minimal service disruptions.
  • Monitor F5 systems for health and performance, providing proactive recommendations for optimization.
  • Support incident response and root cause analysis for any F5-related issues impacting critical applications or services.
  • Participate in capacity planning for F5 devices and the overall infrastructure to meet growing demand and service requirements.
  • Continuously evaluate and recommend enhancements to optimize the performance, security, and availability of applications.

Operational & Agile Management
  • Execute daily F5-related tasks, ensuring compliance and meeting deployment deadlines for application delivery services.
  • Utilize Azure DevOps (ADO) boards to track active operational tasks, backlog items, and customer requests related to F5 configurations and deployments.
  • Participate in Scrumban planning and review sessions to contribute to the prioritization of F5 operational efforts based on mission urgency, USCENTCOM directives, and service level agreements (SLAs).

Documentation & Collaboration
  • Develop and maintain documentation for F5 configurations, change management, troubleshooting guides, and standard operating procedures.
  • Collaborate with network, systems, and security teams to integrate F5 solutions into the broader network and infrastructure environment.
  • Provide technical support and guidance to other IT teams and end-users regarding F5 traffic management solutions.
  • Collaborate with vendors to resolve hardware or software-related issues and escalate problems when necessary.
  • Work with multiple teams to design and implement end-to-end application delivery solutions.

Operational Readiness & Improvement
  • Ensure continuous coverage for critical operations by maintaining an up-to-date on-call roster for personnel assigned to after-hours or emergency support.
  • Identify, evaluate, and recommend opportunities to optimize F5 operational efficiency and application delivery health through automation, custom scripting (e.g., iControl REST, tmsh), and modernized F5 technologies.

Education and Experience Requirements
  • BA/BS with 8+ years of prior relevant experience
  • HS/GED with 10+ years of relevant experience
  • MS with 3+ years of relevant experience

Basic Qualifications:
  • Hands-on experience with F5 BIG-IP systems, including Load Balancers, ADCs, and SSL offloading.
  • Deep proficiency in configuring and managing F5 systems for high availability, disaster recovery, and scalability. Strong knowledge of networking protocols, including TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, and SSL/TLS. Experience with F5 iRules and traffic management policies for application delivery. Ability to troubleshoot complex F5 issues, including performance, connectivity, and security problems.
  • Experience managing workloads and agile tasking using Azure DevOps (ADO) boards, Scrumban, or related Agile methodologies under tight DoD operational timelines. Excellent documentation skills for creating and maintaining configuration guides, troubleshooting steps, and change management records.
  • Applicable DoD 8140 or DoD 8570 Certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+).
  • Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
  • US citizenship required.
  • Willingness and capable of supporting USCENTCOM exercises or operational requirements, with potential for up to 10% travel to OCONUS locations.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • F5 Certified Administrator (F5-CA), F5 Certified Technology Specialist (F5-CTS), ITIL 4 Foundation Certification.
  • Familiarity with monitoring and reporting tools for F5 system performance (e.g., F5 Analytics). Experience with F5 integration in hybrid cloud or multi-cloud environments. Familiarity with automation and orchestration tools for F5 management (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).
  • Prior experience supporting USCENTCOM and familiarity with its mission and operations.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
August 28, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable practices. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community.

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